1000+ Industrial Engineering & Production Management Test Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. The interchangeability can be achieved by
A. Standardisation
B. Better process planning
C. Bonus plan
D. Better product planning
Answer : A

2. Which of the following type of layout is suitable for automobile manufacturing concern?
A. Product layout
B. Process layout
C. Fixed position layout
D. Combination layout
Answer : A

3. Which of the following plans motivates supervisors by paying a premium on time saved by workers?
A. Halsey plan
B. Rowan plan
C. Haynes plan
D. Emerson's plan
Answer : C

4. The allowed time for a job equals standard time plus
A. Policy allowance
B. Interference allowance
C. Process allowance
D. Learning allowance
Answer : A

5. Product layout is also known as
A. Analytical layout
B. Synthetic layout
C. Static product layout
D. None of these
Answer : B

6. Product layout is employed for
A. Batch production
B. Continuous production
C. Effective utilization of machine
D. All of the above
Answer : B

7. Line organisation is suitable for
A. Sugar industries
B. Oil refining industries
C. Spinning and weaving industries
D. All of these
Answer : D

8. PERT requires
A. Single time estimate
B. Double time estimate
C. Triple time estimate
D. None of these
Answer : C

9. A systematic job improvement sequence will consist of
A. Motion study
B. Time study
C. Job enrichment
D. All of these
Answer : D

10. A feasible solution to the linear programming problem should
A. Satisfy the problem constraints
B. Optimise the objective function
C. Satisfy the problem constraints and non-negativity restrictions
D. Satisfy the non-negativity restrictions
Answer : C

11. Direct expenses include
A. Factory expenses
B. Selling expenses
C. Administrative expenses
D. None of these
Answer : D

12. The time required to complete a task is established and a bonus is paid to the worker for every hour he saves from the established time required. This type of incentive plan is known as
A. Rowan Plan
B. Taylor Differential Piece rate system
C. Halsey Premium plan
D. Day work plan
Answer : C

13. Fixed position layout is also known as
A. Analytical layout
B. Synthetic layout
C. Static product layout
D. None of these
Answer : C

14. Monte Carlo solutions in queuing theory are extremely useful in queuing problems
A. That can't be analysed mathematically
B. Involving multistage queuing
C. To verify mathematical results
D. All of the above
Answer : A

15. In a functional organisation
A. Quality of work is better
B. Wastage of material is minimum
C. Specialised knowledge and guidance to individual worker is provided
D. All of the above
Answer : D

16. In PERT analysis, critical path is obtained by joining events having
A. +ve slack
B. -ve slack
C. Zero slack
D. Dummy activities
Answer : C

17. Gantt charts are used for
A. Forecasting sales
B. Production schedule
C. Scheduling and routing
D. Linear programming
Answer : B

18. The main advantage of line organisation is its
A. Effective command and control
B. Defined responsibilities at all levels
C. Rigid discipline in the organisation
D. All of the above
Answer : D

19. Routing
A. Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
B. Determines the programme for the operations
C. Is concerned with starting of processes
D. Regulates the progress of job through various processes
Answer : A

20. Inventory management consists of
A. Effective running of stores
B. State of merchandise methods of storing and maintenance etc.
C. Stock control system
D. All of the above
Answer : D

21. Process layout is also known as
A. Analytical-layout
B. Synthetic layout
C. Static product layout
D. None of these
Answer : A

22. Scheduling
A. Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
B. Determines the programme for the operations
C. Is concerned with starting of processes
D. Regulates the progress of job through various processes
Answer : B

23. 'Value' for value engineering and analysis purposes is defined as
A. Purchase value
B. Saleable value
C. Depreciated value
D. Function/cost
Answer : D

24. A big advantage of PERT over Gantt charts is that in the former case
A. Activities and events are clearly shown
B. Early start and late finish of an activity are clearly marked
C. Activity times are clear
D. Interrelationship among activities is clearly shown.
Answer : D

25. For a product layout the material handling equipment must
A. Have full flexibility
B. Employ conveyor belts, trucks, tractors etc.
C. Be a general purpose type
D. Be designed as special purpose for a particular application
Answer : D

26. Slack represents the difference between the
A. Latest allowable time and the normal expected time
B. Latest allowable time and the earliest expected time
C. Proposed allowable time and the earliest expected time
D. Normal allowable time and the latest expected time
Answer : B

27. One of the basic essentials of an incentive plan is that
A. A differential piece rate system should exist
B. Minimum wages should be guaranteed
C. Provide incentive to group efficiency performance
D. All standards should be based on time studies
Answer : D

28. The main object of scientific layout is
A. To produce better quality of product
B. To utilise maximum floor area
C. To minimise production delays
D. All of these
Answer : D

29. In the Emerson efficiency plan, a worker receives only his daily wage and no bonus is paid till his efficiency reaches
A. 50 %
B. 66.67 %
C. 75 %
D. 80 %
Answer : B

30. According to Rowan plan of wage incentive system, bonus is paid to a worker
A. Whose output exceeds 67% efficiency
B. On the percentage of time saved
C. On the percentage of time worked
D. On the percentage of standard time
Answer : C

31. Under the Apprenticeship Act
A. All industries have to necessarily train the apprentices
B. Industries have to train apprentices according to their requirement
C. All industries employing more than 100 workers have to recruit apprentices
D. Only industries employing more than 500 workers have to recruit apprentices
Answer : D

32. Dispatching
A. Prescribes the sequence of operations to be followed
B. Determines the programme for the operations
C. Is concerned with the starting of processes
D. Regulates the progress of job through various processes
Answer : C

33. Pick up the correct statement from the following
A. If the float is positive and the activity is delayed by a period equal to its total float, the completion of project in no delayed
B. If the float of an activity is negative, delay in its performance is bound to delay the completion of project
C. If the float of an activity is zero, the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the whole project
D. All of the above
Answer : D

34. The bonus increases in proportion to the increase in efficiency. This statement applies to
A. Halsey plan
B. Gantt plan
C. Emerson's efficiency plan
D. Rowan plan
Answer : C

35. PERT is the
A. Time oriented technique
B. Event oriented technique
C. Activity oriented technique
D. Target oriented technique
Answer : B

36. The start or completion of task is called
A. An event
B. An activity
C. A duration
D. None of these
Answer : A

37. Time study is used to
A. Determine standard costs
B. Determine the number of machines a person may run
C. Provide a basis for setting piece price or incentive wages
D. All of the above
Answer : D

38. The work study is done by means of
A. Planning chart
B. Process chart
C. Stop watch
D. Any one of these
Answer : C

39. Break-even analysis consists of
A. Fixed expenses
B. Variable cost
C. Sales revenue
D. All of these
Answer : D

40. Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?
A. Scanlon Plan
B. Rowan Plan
C. Taylor Differential Piece Rate System
D. Halsey Premium Plan
Answer : A

41. Slack of various events on the critical path in PERT/CPM chart
A. Increases continuously
B. Decreases continuously
C. Remain constant
D. May increase or decrease depending on various factors
Answer : C

42. If A is the total items consumed per year, P is the procurement cost per order, and C is the annual inventory carrying cost per item, then the most economic ordering quantity is given by
A. AP/C
B. 2AP/C
C. ?(AP/C)
D. (AP/C)²
Answer : C

43. Bar chart is suitable for
A. Large project
B. Major work
C. Minor work
D. All of these
Answer : C

44. Both Rowan plan and 50-50 Halsey plan will provide the same earning when the actual time is _________ the standard time.
A. One-fourth
B. One-half
C. Equal to
D. Twice
Answer : B

45. Process layout is employed
A. Where low volume of production is required
B. Where similar jobs are manufactured on similar machines
C. Where machines are arranged on functional basis
D. All of the above
Answer : D

46. In micro-motion study, therblig is described by
A. A symbol
B. An event
C. An activity
D. Standard symbol and colour
Answer : D

47. Dummy activities are used to
A. Determine the critical path
B. Determine the project completion time
C. Maintain the required net work
D. None of these
Answer : C

48. In queuing theory, the nature of the waiting situation can be studied and analysed mathematically if
A. Complete details of items in, waiting line are known
B. Arrival and waiting times are known and can be grouped to form a waiting line model
C. All variables and constants are known and form a linear equation
D. The laws governing arrivals, service times, and the order in which the arriving units are taken into source are known
Answer : D

49. The determination of standard time in a complex job system is best done through
A. Stop watch time study
B. Analysis of micro-motions
C. Grouping timing technique
D. Analysis of standard data system
Answer : D

50. Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to
A. Determine overhead expenses
B. Provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages
C. Determine standard costs
D. Determine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines
Answer : A